Animal-feeder.



F. M. GILTNER.

ANIMAL FEEDER- APPLICATION mm on. 16. 1913.

Patented May 4, 1915.

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RANC S AM- 'GILTNEE, 'WIN i miKAns s ANIMAL-FEEDER, Y

Specification of Ii'etters Patent.

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TOaZZ whomit mq z concem Y Be it r-kno wna that I, FRANQlS 'M nTiN GILrNnn, a c1tizenoi the United States re siding at Winfield, libel county ofjGowley; d :S te 1 f iansas, h ve in nt d eerte i niew and useful lmp gove nentsin Animal- Feeders and; o her by dec a e t e o ow,-

in g to (bee full, clear, andz emet. description of the. ,invention, such qvillgenable xothers skilled v(in the art ,tov whieh it appertainsjto This invention/relates to animal feeders: and contemplates the construct on of a feeder whichigwillsbe sanitary anddeasily cleaned.

One of :the prineipalvobjects of my Yin-c vention is ,to provide. a feedernadapted vfor use with botlrwetland dny feeds. v

A further ohjeet is .to;.pro.vide ,a feeder having rneans -foi',,regu lating the ,ifiow oi? foodiand. for measuring the amount; re;

quired. V Astill further obj eetisto ,provide feeder which -.will ,be simple, durable and, efficient in i operation and in xpen iv 1' mam fac:

ture.

With; theseend other objeets in view the invent on 1 cons sts n 3 the construct on, combinatipn and -arrangement or; parts i hereinafter zmore fully described: and claimed, and

illustrated lin v the accompanying drawings, in which like reference charaotersnndieate; like parts throughout the several figures and v in which, h

Figure Lre reSents a;sldeelevational view of ronee end gOiilllQ feeder, Fig. 2 represents a transverse sectional vview on ,the; '.line' 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 represents .a vertical'transverse sectional view lihrough one end i of the feeder .,sl1owing 'th'e jfood regulating ineens Fignfll represents a mg entel view of a portion of one, .end "of the feeder, 's'howing the dial means for indicating the throw of one embodiment Y of the measur ng devlee,

e e r, s en/p ovi d. hga. l t f he ereby it (may be secured in closed posie .PatentedMayd;

some the opp ositeeside wall 10 oi the hopper. V

T e walls Sand lOagofr the hoppereon-, .verge downwardlyand :aresecured to the end walls 5 oflthedevice, said walls being beveled ito allowthe downward convergence 7 A j of .'thelfwalls "8 and 10w-0f the hopper. pannf-v ivertlealswalls .11 and; 12 are; secured between .the end Walls :5, and "abut-at; their, upper edges: against'the glower edges of-Walls 8 andlO; ,sziid: Walls 11. and 12 v beingrspzyoed H apart; and r forming what may be termed a funnel." Between} the ,lower portions ofend walls P5 va horizontal bottom ,board13. is secure'd',and together-with the boards l Land l5 uform a iteeding trough which inlay be lined with a. substantinlly)semiecircular strip of ,inetal vasfshown at 14" if desired, said boards .14: and 15 being secured between; endv walls 5 anddiverging@upwardlvfroni the bottom ;b0,arfd, .13, 'Ilhefllbwen ends of. walls vlliand, 112' are spaced from the bottom boarcl il3.

Extending vertically between end ,walls A 5 is aninpperqpertition '16, whichlisequidistantjifrornthe walls; and lOand which has its lower. edge pi'vote'd upon a line with the lower edges; of said =walls. A lower partition l7 extends from ,partition .16 downi warjdly ioward the ibottom .13, said partition 17 being sl ghtl mdined toward wall 1:12

of the funnel. A number ofjbrnce wires or rodSjlS have theirxendssectn'edin eyes 519 and brnee i the;.partition {16 ztO ,walls .8- and .1,0

of thehopper, butthe .wiresmm'ay .be. removed when "the partitioncis tilted against one, of

the xwallls is, 1 or 10,

At} intervztlsjthronghout the length. of. the

feeder, triangular partitionsflO are secured at lone edgejto each or the walls .11 w and 12 of the 'ffunnel and resti-at their lower edges I against the upper edgesof boards :14; and 15 of "the bottom, and, fsa id .partitions; forin If]; plurdlity= of stalls, adapted to separate {mi-1 malsfroinseaohvother whilejthe same are feeding,

The ileed regulator device illustrated in v Figs."1,"2 and 3 jlcomp-risesa board orbottorn Q21 secured horizontally between. the

lower endsoifipartitionfl and the walljl2,near

tl1e{,bottoin' or the jlatter, and extends the lengthtofthe' feeder, and'is provided with a plurality of openings 22 situated preferably one at the central portion of. eachsstall, and I u said? bottom 21 is adapted to 1 coact with a c sneeze which is (if the Same width as bot tom 21 and which has its end slidably received in slots in the end Walls 5, and is adapted to be operated by means of alever 24 pivoted at its lower end in the lug 25 secured to one of the endsof the feeder and 1 which is provided with a slot 26 adapted to slidably receive a pin 27 connecting the arms ofythe bifurcated end 28 of slide 23. The slide is provided with openings 29 adapted to be brought into registration with openings 22 to permit the entrance of food into the trough from the side of the funnel in which the bottom 21 is situated.

The feed regulator illustrated in Fig. 5 comprises along cylinder 30 pivoted in the end walls 5 of the feeder and said cylinder is situated in the funnel at approximately the same point occupied by the feed regulating device illustrated in Fig. 2. When the cylinder30 is used the partition 17 and walls 12 will be slightly concaved to form a bearing for the side of the cylinder. The cylinder 30 is slotted as at 31, the slot running the entire length of the cylinder, so 'asto allow food to pass from the upper'portion of the funnel into the cylinder, and the cylinder is adapted to be tilted by means of a crank 32, which is connected to a' stub shaft on the cylinder extending through one of the end walls 5, said crank being positioned on the outside of the end wall. The crank 32 is provided with a pointer 33 which isadapted to registerwith the end one of a series of graduations 34 on the wall 5, when the cylinder is in the position indicated by Fig. 5, and said .graduations are adapted to indicate at what angle the cylinder should be tilted to allow the flow of a predetermined weight of food therethrough, it being understood that no feed will be admitted to the trough until the slot 31 has passed below the horizontal axis of the cylinder, and when this position is reached, the solid portion of the cylinder will be uppermost and will prevent food from passing into the trough.

The partitions 20 may have slides 35 positioned vertically between them, said slides adapted to be used when the device acts in the' capacity of a self-feeder, said slides adapted to be raised by the noses of the animals to be fed engaging the under side 5 of the horizontal bar 35 arranged upon the outer side of each of the slides 35. The slides are positioned against the walls 11 and 12 by means of the. guide strips 36 secured V to the partitions 20 and to the bottom 13 in spaced relation to walls 11 and 12.

My feeder is primarily intended for the feeding of hogs, and for this purpose the portion of the funnel to the right of partition 17 is leftv open and unobstructed so that, when the cover (Sis raised, liquid food for the swine maybe poured into the trough adjacent the partition 17, through the funnel- The portion of the funnel to the left of par tition 17 in Fig. 2, is adapted to receive dry food such as grain, the means for regulating the flow of grain into that portion of the trough left of the partition 17 having been previously described. It will be understood that the funnel and hopper above the feed regulating device may be completely filled so that from day to day only enough food as is required may be let down into the adjacent trough, thus making it unnecessary to fill the hopper every day. The food will be kept in dry state by reason of the cover 6, which will prevent any rain water from getting to it. i

The feed regulating device illustrated in Fig. 5, is especially adapted for use when sheep are fed from the feeder, for the reason that the amount of food given a sheep when it is young is very small and is increased gradually from time to time, and by means of the pointer 33 and the graduations 34,

the degree of rotation of the cylinder 30 and V may be filled, and the food may be measured out by the cylinder as described, it being evident that by having the partition 16 movable, the feedermay be used for feeding different species of animals, Without changing its construction. However, I reserve the right to use partition 16 and 17 or not, as I may desire.

The partition 17 diverges downwardly from the wall 11 so that there will be no liability of lodgment of the food, or danger of the same becoming clogged up between the walls 11 of the funnel and the partition 17.

It will be noted that the feeder is free from corners and crevices which might become lodged with food, so that the device may be very easily cleaned and kept in a sanitary condition; 7

Although I have described the preferred construction of my invention, I may desire to make such changes in the construction,

combination and arrangement of parts thereof as do not depart from the spirit of f the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is:

1. A feeder comprising'vertical end walls, downwardly converging walls secured thereto, spaced vertical walls secured thereto and. resting at their upper ends against the lower ends of said converging walls, a horizontal bottom wall secured between said end walls and spaced from said vertical walls, upwardly diverging walls secured between said end walls and resting at their lower ends against said bottom wall, an upper pivoted partition arranged between said end walls semi-distant from said downwardly converging walls to alternately control the admission to either discharge point made thereby, a lower partition secured between said vertical walls and inclined toward one of the vertical side walls and having its lower edge adjacent said bottom wall, oppositely disposed triangular partitions secured vertically to said vertical walls and resting uponithe upper edge of said upwardly diverging walls and spaced from each other, and means between said inclined partition and one of said vertical walls for regulating the flow of food downwardly between said inclined partition and the wall toward which it is inclined, the space between said inclined partition and the opposite vertical wall being left unobstructed.

2. A feeder comprising side and end walls, transverse sectional walls, a multiple feeding trough at the bottom thereof, a hopper having converging side walls at the top of said feeder, a discharge device from said hopper, commencing at the bottom of said converging side-walls and running to just short of said trough, a division wall discharging device, a division wall in said h0pper discharge device, commencing at the pivot point of said division wall, running to said trough and inclined to one of the side walls of said hopper discharging device, a feed regulator between said side wall and said inclined division wall, and an adjustable indicating means attached to saidfeed regulator for determining the quantity of feed dispensed.

3. The combination of a superposed hopper, a discharge device leading from said hopper to a trough, a trough below said discharging device, an adjustable and pivoted partition wall in said hopper, an inclined partition wall in said discharging device, an

adjustable feed regulator between said inclined partition wall and one of the side walls of said discharging device, section walls in said trough to provide stalls, and vertical slides in each of said stalls.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANCIS MARTIN GILTNER.

Witnesses:

LEWIS BAYs, M. B. GRIFFITH.

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Washington, D. 0'. 

